Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Desired #7


Trompe l'œil door wallpaper Maison Martin Margiela

If everything happens as planned, I would love to expand my home with further spacious, inexistent rooms. Surrounding myself with the secrets and possibilities of a newly created endless space.
/HORST

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Desired #6


Multi-strap Ankle Boots Ann Demeulemeester

Lately, I love any shoe with excessive detailing. Multi-strapped, multi-laced, multi-embellished. Heavy foot gear devoted to the useless decoration, the Antikraft in a minimalist wardrobe.
/HORST

Desired #5


Glass Carafe Ittala

Everyone who has watched The Housemaid will understand why it is a necessity to use a decanter when enjoying a bottle of red wine. Its meaning lies within the word itself: decanter, a guide to decadence.
/HORST

Monday, November 28, 2011

Desired #4


Reptile Briefcase Comme des Garçons

Although the concept of having a briefcase attracts me, I haven't found the exact purpose for it yet. Their appearance just causes an instant urge to hold, touch and own them. Maybe someone could help me out.
/HORST

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Desired #3


Metal Shelf Habitat

For my forensic psychiatric kitchen experiments, proper equipment is utmost crucial. The person who accomplishes its delivery to my future home will be invited to witness my daily cooking routine wearing a water-repellent PVC apron.
/HORST

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Desired #2


A Brief History of Curating Hans Ulrich Obrist

In order to prepare for my follow-up career identity, I need to indulge in the lines, columns and meanings of this publication. Therefore, it is a very supportive and reasonable gift idea.
/HORST

Friday, November 25, 2011

Desired #1


Asymmetric Sweater Lanvin

Time for the annual and holy Horst Christmas wishlist. It is not only meant as a vague indication for anyone feeling close or wanting to feel close, it is also a blunt commandment. Please me.
/HORST

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Unfinished




Collage and text Horst

My contribution to a collaborative art publication that may never become reality: PARFUM Mag. Initiated by Victor Antonio, the surrealist tradition of cadavre exquis became alive once again. For my part, I created a fake perfume advertisement poem.
/HORST

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Fin



















Artworks & Portrait Victor Antonio

The most genius, mesmerizing and capricious beings often leave us too early, too soon. I am happy to have met this wonderful person and being virtually connected through late night talks, the exchange of surrealist poems and visionary thoughts.
/HORST

The Craft











1. Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2012
2. Issey Miyake Spring/Summer 2004
3. Arena Homme + No. 20 Autumn/Winter 2003
4. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2008

From the forbidden love for tribal to the antithetic affection for graffiti. In particular its appearance aside concrete walls and public transport. And how long have we been waiting. Who is going to follow?
/HORST

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Gazette

A photo booth tribute: John Galliano

















Snakeskin trousers & iPad case John Galliano

Printed versus digital media. The written word. The praise, the critique, the sentence. The infamous Gazette print, the Gothic letter G. And when all whisper has ceased, iconic collections remain.
/HORST

Friday, November 18, 2011

Obviously



1. Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2012
2. Helmut Lang Halloween T-Shirt 2003

A tribute by Raf to Helmut. Bold letters indicating the product's exact chronological and cultural context. A numeric catalogue entry. I want every single piece from that collection.
/HORST

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Mean While




Ports 1961 Fall/Winter 2011

While compiling the perfect steel kitchen and being restricted to a range of plastic fantastic design elements, I invite you to have a detailed view on the collection shown above. Depicting the very best use and placement of metal.
/HORST

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Triple Effect



Versace vs. Giuliano Fujiwara

Continuous partial attention (CPA) is the process of paying simultaneous attention to a number of sources of incoming information, but at a superficial level. It usually involves skimming the surface of the incoming data, picking out the relevant details, and moving on to the next stream.
/HORST

Sunday, November 13, 2011

A Short History Of Stripes In Popular Culture III




1. Véronique Branquinho Spring/Summer 2004
2. João Figueiredo Sensual Hollow
3. Frida Kahlo The Broken Column

The masochistic atripe: A darker and more vague addition to our series based on the idea of anatomic fragmentation. Here, the stripe becomes a subtle reference to self-abandonment.
/HORST

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Horst Decoration, Issue 5




1. Marble chair Marc Newson, Prickly Lamp Lucy McRae
2. Plexiglass table Pierre Cardin, Painting Alberto Abate
3. Chain carpet Adrien Rovero

Welcome to my irrational dream home. Where gravitation is inexistent and proportions are abandoned. A 4-dimensional place occupied by flying chain rugs and supersized furniture insects. Visitors become surrealist paintings once they find themselves lost within the myriad corridors and staircases.
/HORST

Friday, November 11, 2011

Girl Panic











Duran Duran - Girl Panic! 2011

Fashion with a capital F. Hardcore product placement. Schizophrenic supermodels. Jonas Åkerlund has combined the über-kitsch and mega-decadent. Pop. And everything is alright.
/HORST